Truss pad



I. M. PEASE TRUSS PAD Jan. 3, 1933v Fiied July s, 1930 b Sa Patented Jan. 3, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ISAAC M. PEASE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE OHIO TRUSS COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF OHIO TRUSS PAD Application led July 3,

My invention relates to truss pads, and has reference particularly to truss pads of the type useful in the treatment of scrotal hernia and similar conditions.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a truss pad of the type mentioned, in which a pad of unitary resilient construction is provided with attaching means so secured to the pad that the same cannot buckle or twist away from the pad, or in connection therewith, in such a manner as to cause chafing and discomfort. In the attachment of truss pads of this type it is customary to provide a strap secured to the pad, which strap is adapted to extend from the pad through the crotch of the wearer and to be secured to a buckle on the truss at the back. Where such straps leave the pad there is danger of angular distortion of the strap in its relation to the pad in such manner as to cause great discomfort to the wearer. In my present invention I overcome this diiiiculty in a. p-ad of unitary resilient type.

Further objects of my invention will appear from the following detailed description thereof.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective of a truss having a pad constructed in accordance with this invention;

Figure 2 is a back View of the pad;

Figure 3 is a cross section of the pad;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of the pad.

The numeral 1 indicates a pad constructed of sponge rubber or other similar resilient material. The pad is of the usual shape and contour used in the treatment of scrotal hernia. The pad 1 is formed over thev usual base plate which is utilized as a means of attaching the pad to the truss 2. The pad 1 is formed in the usual manner with an elongated portion 3 which when the pad is worn eX- tends downwardly into the crotch of the wearer. The elongated portion 3 of the pad is provided with a channel 4, the inner end of which is open as shown at 5. The channel 4 and opening 5 are formed in the molding of the pad. The attaching strap 6 is arranged to it into the channel 4, being thread- 1930. Serial N0. 465,564.

ed through sameby means of any suitable instrument, which is permitted to pass through the slot 5 thus permitting the drawing of the strap into the channel. The channel 4, as will be noted particularly in Figures 2, 3 and l is located at the back of the pad and has a tapering, resilient portion of the pad over, or in front of same. The end of strap 6 is adapted to be secured by a buckle 7 on the rear of the truss in the usual manner. The strap is secured to the pad by a screw 8 of the plate 9.

The nature and value of my new truss p-ad will be apparent from the foregoing description to those familiar with the art to which the same appertains. The elongated portion of the pad extends into or .toward the crotch of the wearer, and the strap being confined in the channel 4 is given direction thereby, so that it conforms to the easy and comfortable iieXure of the extension 3 instead of being permitted to bend abruptly or twist in such a manner as to chafe the wearer and produce discomfort.

Having thus fully described my invention, P

what I claim as new and desire to Letters Patent, is:

In a. truss pad in combination with a back plate, a pad of unitary resilient construction and having an elongated extension, and a tubular channel formed in said pad and eX- tension, said channel having an opening at the back of the pad arranged to be disposed under the back plate when said p-ad and back plate are assembled and an opening at the end of said extension, whereby a strap may be threaded through said channel and secured by said plate.

ISAAC M. PEASE.

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